Good afternoon from El Segundo, Insiders. The Kings held an optional skate that concluded with some shootout work on Ben Bishop in which Assistant Coach Davis Payne took part. Smiles were had. There were no line rushes, and neither Jordan Nolan nor Nick Shore participated.
-Kevin Shattenkirk has ... Read More

-Good morning to you from Toyota Sports Center in advance of today's Tip-A-King festivities. Hopefully by the time the players arrive at Discovery Cube they'll have caught their breath after another extended, detail-oriented practice. Following yesterday's 70-minute skate, today's practice was rough... Read More

The Kings' Black and White series continued earlier this week with a focus on the Ontario Reign. The newfound ease in player movement was highlighted, with Derek Forbort recalling being unable to make his NHL debut in Columbus last season because of a snowstorm that grounded him in Boston and Rob Bl... Read More

The Los Angeles Kings will play at the home of the San Francisco 49ers next Saturday, so it's only appropriate that Jonathan Quick's goalie mask for the event, redesigned by Steve Nash of EYECANDYAIR, contains football elements.
" came up with the idea just to do a white background," Quick said. ... Read More

Whatever you accomplished during the Olympic break, there's a decent chance it fell short of what Bailey added to his resume. The Kings' mascot won the Most Awesome Mascot award at Cartoon Network's Hall of Game show and followed that up with having his likeness depicted on Martin Jones' new goalie ... Read More

First, a Vine of the finished product:
And an Instagram of how the USA shield was painted:
For reference, here's Quick's 2010 Olympic mask:
Steve Nash of EYECANDYAIR designed the masks of all three Kings goaltenders this season. He does excellent work and is a great Instagram follow.
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Ben Scrivens, who posted a 20-save shutout of the Florida Panthers earlier this afternoon, was not only sporting a new goalie mask custom designed by EYECANDYAIR, he was sporting a new nickname after the game – The Professor.
It fits. Scrivens, a 2010 graduate of Cornell University, is articulate... Read More

#11 | 6′ 3″ | 224 lb | Age: 29

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As the 11th overall pick in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, Kopitar became the first Slovenian to play in the NHL. Kopitar has spent his entire NHL career with the Kings, and following the 2015–16 season, was named the Kings’ captain. Noted for both his offensive and defensive play, Kopitar was awarded the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the best defensive forward in the NHL in 2016.

#8 | 6′ 1″ | 195 lb | Age: 26

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Bio: Doughty is a Canadian defenceman who was selected second overall by the Kings in the 2008 Draft. Doughty made his NHL debut in 2008 as an 18-year-old and was named to the All-Rookie Team. He is a two-time Stanley Cup champion with the Kings, a two-time Olympic gold medallist with the Canadian national team, and a Norris Trophy finalist.

#77 | 6′ 4″ | 215 lb | Age: 31

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Carter began his hockey career playing in the Ontario Hockey League in Canada before joining the AHL and playing for the Philadelphia Flyers. He was then traded to the Colombus Blue jackets before joining the LA Kings in 2012, where he has since won two Stanley Cups with the Kings.

#32 | 6′ 1″ | 218 lb | Age: 30

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Bio: Quick is the current goaltender for the LA Kings and was selected by Los Angeles at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Previously, Quick was a silver medalist with USA at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He’s won two Stanley Cup championships with the Kings, along with being the most recent goaltender to be awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs.